Amazon released Kindle version 2.3 in the App Store and on iTunes. The latest version includes: Books display in two columns when reading in landscape orientation on iPad. Book Extras including character lists, plot summaries, and series information are available for many popular books. Book Extras are powered by the Shelfari.com community and can be accessed from the Go To menu while reading. Bug fixes that improve app stability. (see below).

What’s New in Version 2.3

• Books display in two columns when reading in landscape orientation on iPad
• Book Extras including character lists, plot summaries, and series information are available for many popular books. Book Extras are powered by the Shelfari.com community and can be accessed from the Go To menu while reading.
• Bug fixes that improve app stability

What’s New In Version 2.2.1

• Improved highlight sensitivity to reduce inadvertent highlights when turning pages
• Fixed a crash some customers experience when highlighting a word
• Corrected a problem where the most recent page is not saved when returning to the app
• Other bug fixes based on customer feedback

What’s New In Version 2.2

• Instant word lookup on included dictionary with 250,000 entries and definitions
• Search inside the book on iPad
• Improved experience for searching inside the book on iPhone and iPod Touch
• Improvements to line-spacing on iPad
• Look up words on Google and Wikipedia
• Fast app switching and bug fixes on iOS4 devices

Google pulls the plug on the Nexus One. Sluggish sales of the Android phone have caused Google to pull the phone off the market. Google plans to sell through the last shipment and then there are no more.

You will be able still purchase a Nexus One overseas since the phones will continue to be sold through Vodafone in Europe and some Asian carriers. Read more information on this subject on Google’s Blog.

Amazon

Amazon’s eBooks are outselling hardcover books. Who would have thought that reading a book on the Kindle would become more popular than traditional reading? (Sarcasm)

In a statement by Amazon: “over the past three months, for every 100 hardcover books Amazon.com has sold, it has sold 143 Kindle books. Over the past month, for every 100 hardcover books Amazon.com has sold, it has sold 180 Kindle books.”

Amazon will be releasing the new Kindle DX Graphite on July 7th. The cost is now only $379 for the new and improved Kindle DX. The latest Kindle DX features a graphite colored body, 50% better contrast, Twitter/Facebook integration and it looks like real paper. Amazon is taking pre-orders now. More information below.

Built-In PDF Reader: Carry and read all of your personal and professional documents on the go. Now with Zoom capability to easily view small print and detailed tables or graphics

Auto-Rotating Screen: Display auto-rotates from portrait to landscape as you turn the device so you can view full-width maps, graphs, tables, and Web pages

Read-to-Me: With the text-to-speech feature, Kindle DX can read newspapers, magazines, blogs, and books out loud to you, unless the book’s rights holder made the feature unavailable

Large Selection: Over 620,000 books and the largest selection of the most popular books people want to read, including 109 of 112 New York Times® Best Sellers, plus U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and blogs. For non-U.S. customers, content availability and pricing will vary. Check your country.

Out-of-Copyright, Pre-1923 Books: Over 1.8 million free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books are available to read on Kindle, including titles such as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Pride and Prejudice, and Treasure Island.Learn more

Low Book Prices: New York Times Best Sellers and New Releases from $9.99.

Free Book Samples: Download and read first chapters for free before you decide to buy

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